Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 50.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Saint Lucia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Saint Lucia is 50.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Saint Lucia peaked at 50.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2007.
Saint Lucia ranks 110th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.4% | — |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 46.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 50.4% | +5.9% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 50.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 50.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.0%, 85% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.5% | 28.1% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 35.9% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 43.2% | 50.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Saint Lucia?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Saint Lucia was 50.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2007.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Saint Lucia ranks 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.